Shoe sole



Jan. 15, 1924.

B. ROSS SHOE SOLE Filed A1122. 3Q 19122 l" mi,

Iii l INI/ENTOR /enJmu-(RASS J. y., A TTORNE Y BENJAMIN ROSS, F BROOKLYN, NEW `YORK.

SHOE SQLE.

Application Ied August 30, 1922. Serial No. 585,225.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN Ross, a citizen of' the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the f* county of Kings and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Shoe Sole, ot' which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to footwear, and

has for its object primarily to provide a sole for boots, shoes and the like designed to cushion the heel and support the arch of the foot of the wearer whereby comfort will be obtained by absorbing the impact of the tread of the heel together wit-h enabling a natural movement of the instep and fore part ot' the foot while supportingl the arch in its normal position.l This is accomplished mainly by providing a flexible outer sole member having a foot portion. a shank portion and a concaved heel portion. On the upper face of the outer sole member may be f1) shank portion of both sole members by providing therebetween a yielding stiffener or metallic strip disposed in spanning position on the shank portions, and one end of the strip is held to the foot portion of the outer -'i sole member. while its other end `is movable toward and from the toncavity ot the heel portion, in order to properly support the arch as well as permitting normal movements of the arch.

l A further object ot the invention is to provide a shoe sole of a simple, et'ficient and durable construction which may be made of appropriate material in any suitable size.

With these and other objects in View, the

invention will be hereinafter more fully explained with reference to the` accom mnying drawing forming a party of this specification in which similar' characters ot` reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and will then be )ointed out in the claims at the end of the escription.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a plan of one form of shoe sole embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective sectional View taken through the elastic inlay used in the sole.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged top plan of the yieldin@ stiffener used in the sole, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken 0n the line 5*5 of Fig. 4.

The device has an outer sole member 1() of leather or other suitable flexible material, and the sole may be of any appropriate shape and sitze having a foot portion 11. a shank portion 12 and a heel portion 13 with a concavity 14 in its upper face for use 0n a shoe, boot or other footwear. On the upper face of the flexible base member is an inner sole member 15 of a size and shape correspending to that of the base member, and this inner sole member has a concavity 15a disposed in the bottom of the concavity of the outer sole member.

In the concavity 15a of the inner sole member 15, is an inlay 16 which may be made of rubber or other elastic material, and this yielding inlay has a curved convexed underside, as 17 conforming to the curvature of the concavity 15a of the inner sole member, while the upper face of the inlay is preferably tiat, as at 18, and this inlay may be of a size so that its upper face is on a plane approximately similar to the level of the part of the shank portion, as 18a. of' the inner sole member, in order to cushion the heel of the wearer whereby the impact of the tread when walking will be absorbed.

Partial rigidity is imparted to the iexibility of the shank portions of the outer and inner sole members by providing on the two notches, as 22, 23, so that when theplate is made of .metal its end parts, as 2a,l 25, may yield under pressure.` The bearing'v plate 2O is arranged on the shank portion 12 lengthwise of the sole members s0 that the tapered end 21 protrudes toward the toot portion or" the members with the end part 2e being toward the elastic inlay 16, and the end part 24 is secured to the base member by a bolt or screw 26, F ig. 2, being driven through a hole, as 27, provided in thisend part. in 'the end part 25 of the plate 20 is a slot 28 disposed toward the tapered portion 21 of the plate. The st'ilener 19 also has a strip .29 of spring metal with one of its ends bearing upon the upper tace of the end part of the plate 20, and this `yielding strip is movable on the plate lengthwise of the slot 28. The yielding strip .29

is disposed as well as being of a length so that it spans the shank portions of the sole members 10, and the second end ot' the strip is secured to the base member by a screw or bolt 30 being driven through a hole 31 provided in the strip. 'l he strip 29 is downwardly curved, as shown, to conform with the curvature pf the shank portion of the outer sole member for serving to support the arch of the foot of the wearer .in its normal position and serving by its ielding action when under pressure to alllow the bone of the arch of the foot of the wearer to move naturally when walking'. 'I he strip is movably attached to the slotted end of the bearing plate 20 by the two depending clips, as 32, 33, which are provided on the underside or the end of the plate contacting with the bearing plate 20. The clips are preferably in the forms of hooks which are struck-out of the strip and movably disposed through the slot 28 of the plate 20 with 'the free end parts of the hooks being bent in opposite directions so that' they are slidable on opposite parts of the edge of the slot. @n top of the inner sole member may ,be a sock lining, as 34, commonly used in footwear.

ln the foregoing description, l haveV embodied the preferred form of my invention, but l do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as l am aware that moditications may be made therein without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages or' this` invention, theremenos? fore, l reserve to myself the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope thereof.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters latent:

1. A. shoe sole having in combination, a flexible sole member with a shank portion and a concaved heel portion, an elastic inlay in the concavity of Athe sole member, a stiener on the shank portion of the member, said stifener including a slotted bearin plate held in proximity to the concavit 0 the member, and a yielding strip exten ing lengthwise over the shank portion of the member, the strip having one of its ends secured to the sole member and having its other end movably contacting with the bearingplate as well as havin depending hook members movably dispose through the slot of the bearing plate.

.2. A shoe sole having in combination, a flexible outer sole member with a shank portion and a concaved heel portion, an inner sole member on the upper surface of the outer sole member and having a concaved heel portion disposed in the concavity of the outer sole member, an elastic inlay in the coneavity of the inner sole member, and a stiiener on the shank portion of the outer member Vunder the inner sole member, said sti'ener including a bearing plate held in proximity to the concavity of both sole members, a yielding strip extending lengthwise over the shank portion of the outer sole member, the strip having one of its ends secured to the outer sole member and having its other end mova'bly contacting with the bearing plate, and means connecting the contacting parts of the plate and strip whereby the strip may move toward and from the heel portion of the sole, but will be prevented from transverse movement.

This specification signed and witnessed this 29th day of August, A. D. 1922.

BENJAMIN ROSS. 

